Sword Emperor Reincarnated as a Sword Master Chapter 205

Sword Emperor Reincarnated as a Swordsmith (205)

Leonard, who of course had read the sign, asked a question.

“really?”

“huh! Most of the Green Dragon Knights know this, right?”

“Then I’d like to hear it. The life that would become the Spriggan’s possessed body cannot reproduce, so why are there so many of them? “Even if the Spriggan body is safe, didn’t you say that once the possessed body is destroyed, it can’t be used again?”

It was a reasonable question.

Spriggan, an entity that was twisted by [Nidhogg]’s poison from the ancient spirits who were already outside the class system of the spirit world, had to borrow the body of a living being due to its nature. Because they are neither alive nor dead, they are not treated as undead.

A contradiction that is part of the laws of nature and yet rejected by nature. The spriggan was a strange entity that could not exist for even a moment outside the territory of Yggdrasil.

From humanity’s perspective, the only way to neutralize them was to reduce the area of ​​the World Tree and destroy their possessed bodies.

“It’s just as you said. Spriggan’s regenerative ability is ultimately achieved by sewing up rags and sewing them again, thereby reviving only his athletic ability. “If even that becomes impossible, abandon your body and escape.”

“If a limb is missing, a Spriggan can replace it, but if most of the body is blown away, are you saying it can’t be done?”

“It’s similar. It is said that the range of body replacement varies depending on the level of the spriggan. “I heard that at an advanced level, even if only the head remains, it can replace the entire body?”

Ultimately, if you reach the level of a demi-god like the King of Witchcraft, it becomes possible to exist without a vessel.

However, since the story was only about the spriggan’s ecology, it did not answer Leonard’s question. Just because the range of creatures that high-ranking Spriggans can possess has expanded, it does not mean that the population has been maintained.

Heather smiled as she read the meaning in Leonard’s gaze.

“Why isn’t the spriggan population decreasing? It’s surprisingly simple! They are ‘living dead’ beings, so they can mate and reproduce! “When I first heard it, I thought it was a joke.”

“… … what?”

Leonard’s eyes widened at those words and he unconsciously glared at the horizon.

As the field of view that had expanded into the dragon’s eye widened even further, I found writhing corpses somewhere in the twisted plain. It was a herd of deer with half of their bodies rotting away and bones exposed between the excavated flesh and skin.

They may not have been aware of the approach of the barrier train, but they were drinking water from the stream just as they had when they were still intact. A stream of water that looks much more poisonous than lye flows down their throats and leaks out through the gaping holes in their sides.

It literally looked like he was ‘alive and dead.’

‘Even though there are no lungs, the diaphragm moves as if breathing, and the blood that cannot flow because the heart has stopped is stuck inside the body. ‘Is it possible to mate and reproduce in that state?’

Even people who were not longan owners could tell.

All biological organs essential for the birth of life have been lost, making reproduction impossible.

However, if the impossibility was reduced to the realm of the possible, there was clearly only one being who made it happen.

“Yggdrasil, huh?”

“huh.”

Heather answered in the affirmative.

“Yggdrasil is more famous as the World Tree, but it has other names as well. Ancient humans called it the ‘tree of life’ out of reverence for the vitality flowing through its roots and branches. Among the records of ancient times, it is said that Yggdrasil once realized the ‘creation of life.’”

The reason why a tree that could not move was revered as a god, and the source of power that even the great gods of each god race could not look down on, was because of its infinite vitality and power.

The foreign body [Nidhogg] was finally able to invade Yggdrasil, but it was only successful because it was weakened by the War of Destruction. Even if all three goddesses who served as servants of the World Tree had not been annihilated, there was no possibility of this happening.

Although it was in a black rotten state due to the foreign poison, Yggdrasil caused an incomprehensible phenomenon with just its residual thoughts.

Heather muttered as she thought of an explanation.

“The power unfolding in this realm is probably… “The ability to confuse the line between life and death?”

One of Yggdrasil’s nicknames was the Cosmic Tree, and it is said to be a giant tree that grows through the world of life and death.

If one had the power to match that expression, it would not be difficult to reproduce and maintain ‘living dead’ beings. Leonard, who had previously read records from ancient times, could easily see through the cause-and-effect relationship.

Soon, I could see that the meaning of the war of attrition had disappeared.

‘I wondered why the number of spriggans remained the same even though the barrier train must have destroyed their bodies over the centuries… .’

If the number of corpses inside the area increased on its own, then the possessed bodies that the barrier train killed and destroyed every time were of little value.

I felt like I could understand why Uruka, the leader of the Green Dragon Knights, was burning with a sense of duty to end the war.

He could not admit that the fight between himself and his subordinates, on the battlefield where his ancestors had shed blood for centuries, was nothing more than a worthless waste of time. So, before his life ended, he probably wanted to prove himself to the Green Dragon Knights by completing this battlefield.

‘It’s the mindset of a military officer rather than a military officer. ‘He’s a better guy than I thought.’

As a martial arts person, it was people who were independent like Damian and Grace, but as a member of the Cardenas clan, it was Uruka who I felt like.

As the head of the Knights Templar, he carries its history and life, and burns his life to prove his honor.

It was a different kind of style from the leaders I had seen before.

“Thanks for the explanation, Heather.”

“Everyone in the know knows this story, so what?”

Perhaps embarrassed by Leonard’s gratitude, Heather smiled brightly, twisting her arm as if she was holding her back.

Leonard, who was quietly watching the scene, his eyes lit up.

‘Looking back, I see that Heather’s capabilities have increased significantly. At this rate, he would be one or two moves ahead of William at this point.’

Insight based on the skill gap immediately recognized the reason.

‘It may be because her natural nature and martial arts are suitable for Cardenas’ intangible swordsmanship, but the inner energy of the spirits flowing within her body is quite mysterious.’

The power of the six rings to rotate, and the driving force born from the circle ring, stabilize the flow and overcome the limits of the Imdok Yang vein.

Even Shin Gongjeolhak, as commonly referred to in martial arts, was something that could not be done.

Moreover, it was amazing that the intermediate spirits of water and wind were able to move like inner energy. Even if the energy has been refined several times through the Neigongsim method, its purity is greatly reduced when compared to a spirit that has just been summoned from the spirit world. Although there may be some who have a better total amount or density of energy, in terms of the purity of energy, there are only a few who surpass Heather.

Among the classmates I met at the training center, I thought William and Belita would be the best, but that assessment was overturned.

“Why, why are you looking at me like that… ?”

As Leonard’s gaze continued to follow in a straight line, Heather, in a strange mood, fell down on the wolf’s back and lowered her face.

Leonard, who realized that he had been rude to those words, became embarrassed.

“sorry. “What you showed me recently was so impressive that I was thinking back to that time.”

“Uh, huh!? “When was that time?!”

Leonard, who unintentionally confused Heather even more, looked at himself without even having time to consider her reaction.

It was the same today.

Before being dispatched to the barrier train, a realization that I had known from the moment I saw Heather again flashes through me. Disturbing one’s reason while threatening to be caught was no different from Mara, who tempted the Buddha while he was practicing under the Bodhi tree.

‘Not yet.’

However, rather than giving in to the temptation, Leonard escaped the world of images as soon as he decided it was not the right time. It feels like you will reach it if you just stretch out your hand, not even one step, but if you chase after it without any hesitation due to the danger, you will end up falling into a state of despair.

The same was true in my previous life, where I wandered like that for decades and ended up being killed by the Heavenly Demon. If I had gone back to the beginning and built up the basics, rather than looking for life and death or other teachings, I might have found a path that I had not seen before.

“Leonard? what’s the matter?”

“No, I guess I was a little tired.”

Heather, with a worried look on her face, looked Leonard up and down and then around him and asked.

“You don’t look in bad shape, but isn’t it too much of a stretch to start teaching you how to fight?”

“Maybe so. “I specialize in using my body rather than my head.”

“Hehe, all Cardenas are like that.”

I said it as a joke and moved on, but Sasang Gui Wonjin’s level was quite high, so it didn’t take a lot of mental energy.

In the case of Samjaejin or Yukhapjin, even low-level street fighters can learn it in three or four days, but a full-fledged battle method requires a huge amount of calculation to change even a single stroke. There was nothing more to say about the task of improving it into a magic circle, something the martial arts people could not even imagine.

Fortunately, the deadline was not too late, so it seemed like I could paint the magic circle on the wall sometime today.

‘I think it will get harder starting tomorrow.’

The world laws of the realm seen through the Dragon’s Eye are hideously distorted.

It was proof that the magic kings came and ran away as if they were stabbing a persimmon that they couldn’t eat, and that a group of spriggans had gone beyond the level of sporadic attacks and entered next.

From now on, the expedition team, which had to spare the strength to subdue Yggdrasil, had no choice but to struggle.

Leonard thought for a moment about what he should do from Uruka’s perspective, and then realized.

“… “The leaders will step down.”

And the guess was, without fail, correct.

* * *

“It’s Spriggan?! “Aim from medium to large size first and destroy them!”

“Don’t miss the flying type! “If you go beyond the barrier, you have to be careful and fight behind the scenes!”

“Shit! The entire district is being pushed back, so we can’t call for reinforcements! “If this continues, it will be impossible to recover the injured!”

Audrey and Wade’s standby was decided in Area C-7, and a discordant sound began to emerge from the subsequent battle.

It was something that was taken for granted.

Even though it was not an ability specialized for ranged firepower like Grace, the anti-nerves that had been slaughtering tens to hundreds of animals with each swing of the sword were eliminated. As the two areas that have to deal with more spriggans structurally become endangered, the situation in other areas gets worse, and injuries and losses accumulate.

It was inevitable that the muzzle of the Titan, which was firing at a speed several times faster than yesterday, would melt, and that the skin of the technician on board would shrivel from the heat.

however.

‘… It’s harder than last time, but it’s surprisingly bearable.’

‘I can feel the absence of the two of you, but it’s not fatal! ‘We can endure this much!’

The commanders of each district, who were aware of the absence of the two men, noticed the discrepancy without anyone else being the first to notice it.

The number of wounded and troop losses was much lower than previously expected.

Could it be that the time to take a deep breath during the battle was reduced from three to two?

Wooooow.

The reason why the barrier train was less inferior than expected was simple.

This was because the spriggans suddenly stiffened or their combat power plummeted whenever the light of the imitation magic of Sasanggui Wonjin, which Leonard had taught them, emanated softly.

The Sasanggwiwonjin imitated through liver transplantation was weaker than its original form and did not work against higher-level monsters, but most Spriggans were mutated low- and mid-level spirits. Spirits of higher rank or higher did not move around the material world very often in the first place, so there were not many individuals who settled down as ancient spirits.

It was then.

“It’s Drake?!”

“Not just one! Cyclops is coming too!”

It seems that Leonard was judged to be easier to deal with than the leaders of other districts, and the large monsters possessed by the high-ranking spriggan moved.

Either way, they are all monsters whose danger level exceeds S rank.

Disaster-level monsters that can destroy large-scale territories even when they are not possessed by spriggans have appeared.

■■■■■■■?!!!

The Drake’s muzzle, whose neck skin had peeled off and its rib bones protruding, let out a roar like a roar.

From its tail to its head, its body length appears to be 50 meters.

Even the wings, which were tattered in various parts of the film, were reinforced by the red spirit body and maintained the ability to fly. It was evidence that the body was being controlled by a fire-attribute high-ranking spriggan.

Underneath the gigantic flying monster, a giant of similar size to the monster, whose head seemed to be exposed above the train, was running.

〈Demon Lord〉, this is a cyclops that I saw once in Nastrond.

‘Now that I think about it, I don’t think I’ve ever seen him alive.’

Leonard was thinking like that when he jumped into the air and was about to kill him without letting him get close to the barrier.

The Cyclops’ single eye, which was running with terrifying force, glowed.

An ability that the guy we saw in couldn’t use.

The destructive power of this beam is comparable to that of the 8th level attack magic.

“this.”

The moment Leonard, who had switched from a charging stance to a defensive stance, lowered his sword, Cyclops fired a beam of destruction.

Jiiiiiiing??!!!

A beam of light up to 5 meters in diameter was shot out.

fantasy,